Publication: Pharmacy News

First reported 6 hours ago - Updated 6 hours ago - 1 reports

Doc errors impeding speedy dispensing

22 May, 2013 Nick O'Donoghue commentsDoctors providing authority prescriptions with incorrect streamline codes are hampering pharmacists’ ability to dispense medicines to consumers, a Pharmacy News reader claims.In a letter to Pharmacy News, the pharmacist ... [Published Pharmacy News - 6 hours ago]

Entities: Dispensing, Pharmacy Guild of Australia, Public Broadcasting Service

First reported 6 hours ago - Updated 6 hours ago - 1 reports

Souvenaid promotion under fire

22 May, 2013 Nick O'Donoghue commentsThe promotion of a product hailed as a new option for the management of early stage Alzheimer’s disease is under the microscope following complaints from public health expert, Dr Ken Harvey.In a recent article on ... [Published Pharmacy News - 6 hours ago]

Entities: Souvenaid, Alzheimer's Disease, Memory, Nutrition, Complaints

First reported 6 hours ago - Updated 6 hours ago - 1 reports

Tanya Plibersek

Plibersek quells CPD tax fears

22 May, 2013 Kirrilly Burton and Australian Doctor staff writers commentsFollowing health professionals’ fury over the Government’s $2000 annual cap on CPD, Tanya Plibersek, Federal Health Minister has attempted to quell fears suggesting the real target ... [Published Pharmacy News - 6 hours ago]

Entities: Tanya Plibersek, Taxes, Pharmacy Guild of Australia, Federal, Education

First reported May 21 2013 - Updated May 21 2013 - 1 reports

Correction: Coagucheck devices not recalled

21 May, 2013 Pharmacy News staff commentsWe wish to alert that our report yesterday may have erroneously implied that Roche had issued a physical recall of CoaguChek monitors. This is not the case.A spokesperson for Roche said the term “recall” is used ... [Published Pharmacy News - May 21 2013]

First reported May 21 2013 - Updated May 21 2013 - 1 reports

Griffith University

Pharmacies ‘missing link’ between consumers and CHOs

Pharmacy staff should embrace opportunities to support consumers with chronic diseases by referring them to key Consumer Health Organisation (CHO) services, Australian academics say.A pharmacy resource for pharmacists and pharmacy staff has been developed ... [Published Pharmacy News - May 21 2013]

Entities: Diabetes Australia, Griffith University, Cancer

First reported May 21 2013 - Updated May 21 2013 - 1 reports

Public Broadcasting Service

Dispensing fee not compensation for price cuts: Pharmacist

21 May, 2013 Nick O'Donoghue commentsFees paid to pharmacists for dispensing medicines should not be increased to counter balance the impact of PBS reforms are having on pharmacy incomes, Rollo Manning, a pharmacist and indigenous health consultant ... [Published Pharmacy News - May 21 2013]

Entities: Dispensing, Pharmacist, Public Broadcasting Service

First reported May 21 2013 - Updated May 21 2013 - 1 reports

Diluted CSO would be disturbing: Guild

21 May, 2013 Nick O'Donoghue commentsReports that a pharmacy wholesaler may seek reduced delivery standards in the next community pharmacy agreement are being described as “disturbing” by the Pharmacy Guild of Australia.A Guild spokesperson told Pharmacy ... [Published Pharmacy News - May 21 2013]

Entities: Wholesaler, Pharmacy Guild of Australia, Public Broadcasting Service

First reported May 20 2013 - Updated May 20 2013 - 1 reports

Pharmacy undergraduate MedsCheck training lacking

Some pharmacy undergraduates lack real experience in performing MedsChecks due to the failure of some Australian universities to load prompts into their computer software, a pharmacist believes.Phil Dibben, a community pharmacist from Newcastle, NSW, ... [Published Pharmacy News - May 20 2013]

Entities: Diabetes, Incentives, Department of Health And Ageing

First reported May 20 2013 - Updated May 20 2013 - 1 reports

Younger pharmacists have better work-life balance

Factors including middle age, caring responsibilities, longer hours, and working as a pharmacy manager or in large chains significantly predict work/life balance problems, a British pharmacy workforce census shows.A 2008 census of 30,517 British pharmacists ... [Published Pharmacy News - May 20 2013]

Entities: Census, Ethnicity

First reported May 20 2013 - Updated May 20 2013 - 2 reports

Price disclosure delivers for Government

20 May, 2013 Nick O'Donoghue commentsPrice Disclosure is expected to deliver almost 70% of the $18 billion of savings the Government is expected to gain through PBS reforms by 2017/18, a new report reveals.The Impact of Further PBS Reforms report compiled ... [Published Pharmacy News - May 20 2013]

Entities: Public Broadcasting Service, Reformism, Australia, Kate Lynch, Brendan Shaw

First reported May 17 2013 - Updated May 17 2013 - 1 reports

CPD tax to limit earning potential

17 May, 2013 Nick O'Donoghue commentsThe Federal Government’s $2000 annual cap on self-funded education expenses will impact pharmacists’ earnings, a Pharmacy News reader believes.Commenting on the Budget announcement that from 1 July 2014, there will ... [Published Pharmacy News - May 17 2013]

Entities: Law Society, Taxes, Education

First reported May 17 2013 - Updated May 17 2013 - 1 reports

PBS reforms deliver savings

17 May, 2013 Nick O'Donoghue commentsFor the second successive year the Federal Government has lowered its forecast for the cost of the PBS.This week’s Budget revealed the Government now expects PBS costs to be at least $1 billion a year less than it ... [Published Pharmacy News - May 17 2013]

Entities: Public Broadcasting Service, Reformism, The Medicines Company

Quotes

"The development of Souvenaid is supported by extensive pre-clinical research and a robust clinical trial programme. Trial results have been published in reputable peer reviewed medical journals.”"

Souvenaid promotion under fire [Published Pharmacy News - 6 hours ago]

"They can make a case that this is different from conferences in the Bahamas, which have a guest speaker on Wednesday but a week’s worth of travel involved."

Plibersek quells CPD tax fears [Published Pharmacy News - 6 hours ago]

"It's a total reversal of the role of a pharmacist."

Pharmacist threatens to quit over RU486 [Published Pharmacy News - May 13 2013]

"Since launching the PPA we have been inundated with pharmacists telling us they are deeply unhappy with the wages they are paid and many are considering leaving the profession."

Employees back stronger union for pharmacists [Published Pharmacy News - May 08 2013]

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Souvenaid promotion under fire [Published Pharmacy News - 6 hours ago]
Doc errors impeding speedy dispensing [Published Pharmacy News - 6 hours ago]
Plibersek quells CPD tax fears [Published Pharmacy News - 6 hours ago]
Pharmacies ‘missing link’ between consumers and... [Published Pharmacy News - May 21 2013]
Correction: Coagucheck devices not recalled [Published Pharmacy News - May 21 2013]
Dispensing fee not compensation for price cuts:... [Published Pharmacy News - May 21 2013]
Diluted CSO would be disturbing: Guild [Published Pharmacy News - May 21 2013]
Price disclosure delivers for Government [Published Pharmacy News - May 20 2013]
Increased dispensing fees required: Guild [Published Pharmacy News - May 20 2013]
Pharmacy undergraduate MedsCheck training lacking [Published Pharmacy News - May 20 2013]
Younger pharmacists have better work-life balance [Published Pharmacy News - May 20 2013]
Warning on pre-emptive pain relief use [Published Pharmacy News - May 17 2013]
Pharmacy-led alcohol IBA services are feasible [Published Pharmacy News - May 17 2013]
Budget not the nightmare we expected [Published Pharmacy News - May 17 2013]
PBS reforms deliver savings [Published Pharmacy News - May 17 2013]
CPD tax to limit earning potential [Published Pharmacy News - May 17 2013]
Issue 4 [Published Pharmacy News - May 17 2013]
Pharmacist convicted of PBS fraud [Published Pharmacy News - May 16 2013]
Pharmacy staff set for heart attack detection t... [Published Pharmacy News - May 16 2013]
Adherence low in leasehold retirement villages [Published Pharmacy News - May 16 2013]
The importance of benchmarking [Published Pharmacy News - May 16 2013]
Medications play important role in ADHD treatment [Published Pharmacy News - May 15 2013]
Sector welcomes Budget of no surprises [Published Pharmacy News - May 15 2013]
Pharmacy cannot absorb more cuts: Guild [Published Pharmacy News - May 15 2013]
CPD expenses capped in Budget [Published Pharmacy News - May 15 2013]
Readers critical of ‘abortion drug’ dispensing ... [Published Pharmacy News - May 14 2013]
Fairfax accused of misleading readers about CMs [Published Pharmacy News - May 14 2013]
Pharmacy history now on the net [Published Pharmacy News - May 13 2013]
Pharmacist threatens to quit over RU486 [Published Pharmacy News - May 13 2013]
World first for Aus pharmacists on contraceptiv... [Published Pharmacy News - May 13 2013]